Investigations

MEDIATRACNET After months of suspense and speculation about the circumstances of the unfortunate death of Keren Akpagher, the autopsy examination report by authorities of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the14-year-old senior secondary (SSS 1) student  of Premiere Academy, Abuja, died of complications from diabetes mellitus. The untimely death of the…

MEDIATRACNET The award of contracts for the execution of projects valued at about N72 billion by the Ekiti State government fell below standard open contracting principles, investigations by Dataphyte have revealed. The award of a contract worth over N50 billion (₦50,169,805,561.91) for 200 separate projects was observed to be without…

By Bassey Udo Hearing continued last week Wednesday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Nyanya in the case of alleged “false petitioning” over the controversial N170.3million Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) contract fraud. The petitioner-turned accused, Benjamin Joseph, who is the Managing Director of an Ibadan-based IT retail…

By Aderemi Ojekunle, Ode Uduu, Charles Mbah and Joshua Olufemi Opeyemi Adeyemi works with one of the big finance companies in Nigeria. He had a pay cut due to the lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. “To keep your job during this period, a pay cut is a relief, as thousands…

MEDIATRACNET Zinox Technologies Limited and its subsidiary, Technology Distributions Limited, have abandoned their multi-billion Naira libel suit against PREMIUM TIMES, its publisher and editors, opting to pursue an out-of-court settlement. Counsel to Zinox Group, Patrick Ikwueto, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), communicated the decision of his clients to the…

MEDIATRACNET An Ibadan-based businessman, Joseph Benjamin, has petitioned the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, asking him to investigate two of the agency’s prosecutors and others in the legal department for alleged official misconduct and corruption. The businessman wants the officials, namely Chile Okoroma, Jude…

To improve its connectivity within the country, Ibom Air, plans to create five new domestic routes before the end of 2021, bringing the airline’s destinations to 12, its Chief Operating Officer, George Uriesi, said on Saturday. Uriesi disclosed this in Abuja at the “Abuja Jabamah Tourism Expo2021,” He said the…

A court in Milan, Italy on Wednesday rules that some former executives of Shell and its partner, ENI, accused of involvement in the oil production lease (OPL) 245 corruption scandal in Nigeria were not guilty after all. Consequently, the court in its judgment discharged and acquitted all the officials bringing…

Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited whose managing director, Benjamin Joseph, is currently facing a one-count charge by the police accused of “false petitioning” in the controversial N170 million contract fraud actually declared over N700million turnover in 2012, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Nyanya heard on Wednesday. Joseph told the…

MEDIATRACNET The recent appointment of new directors by the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) was done in defiance of a subsisting presidential directive and violation of the public service rules, a review by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Last March, the tax agency under its new chairman, Mohammed Nami, recruited four…